CVE-2008-3534 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the tmpfs implementation in the Linux kernel before version 2.6.26.1, impacting various Canonical and Debian Linux distributions. Local users can trigger a system crash through a specific sequence of file operations due to improper handling of "useless pages" and the i_blocks count. With a CVSS score of 4.9, it is a low-severity vulnerability requiring local access and having a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low likelihood of exploitation in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.26.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.06CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
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